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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can make changes to any part you have open without regard to collaboration. However you cannot share changes to a collaborated part until you have ownership of the token. The token ensures that only one person will be sharing changes to a given part at one time. You can freely exchange the token among participants as the collaboration proceeds. The red check in the box by the part name signifies who has possession of the token.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">You request the token for a part in collaboration with the <b class="uiTerm">Request Token</b> option on the <b class="uiTerm">Parts in Collaboration</b> menu.
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      <p class="para_topic">If no other participant holds the token for the part, you automatically receive the token and the <b class="uiTerm">Parts in Collaboration</b> display for all participants is updated to reflect the change.
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      <p class="para_topic">If the token for a part is owned by another participant, and you attempt to send changes for that part, you will receive the not holding the <b class="uiTerm">Control Token</b> message dialog box.
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      <p class="para_topic">If someone else has the token for a given part, they must relinquish its control before you can take ownership of it.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You will receive a <b class="uiTerm">Confirmation</b> dialog box when you request the token and when the system sends it. When the request is honored or accepted it will automatically dismiss or you can dismiss it.
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      <p class="para_topic">The participant with the token will receive the <b class="uiTerm">Control Token</b> dialog box display.
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      <p class="para_topic">If the current token holder answers Yes, the token for the part is assigned to you and the <b class="uiTerm">Parts in Collaboration</b> list is updated for all participants.
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      <p class="para_topic">If the current token holder answers &ldquo;No&rdquo;, you will receive the <b class="uiTerm">Control Token</b> dialog box display.
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      <p class="para_topic">You may have to use other tools such as <b class="uiTerm">Chat</b> or the phone to understand why the other participant is not being cooperative!
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